Paul give my regards to your dad tell him from another old dodger we are sorry it took so long for us to get up that Liri valley from cassino to relieve him from that hell hole regards niccar
Paul give my regards to your dad tell him from another old dodger we are sorry it took so long for us to get up that Liri valley from cassino to relieve him from that hell hole regards niccar Thanks Niccar, I know he will appreciate all the comments from you and the other veterans.
Off to see my dad tomorrow; will send him all your best wishes. Hopefully have a photo or two to post.
Paul - as Niccar so rightly said - we did try and hurry up the Liri Valley - but there was a few of the enemy in front trying to stop us - anyway - if he has any sense at all - he should try and live to 150 as I hope to do - that's the only way he can get all his money back from the Government - the stingy bar stewards...... Cheers and all the best
Had a nice day with him and my mum today. My daughter always likes a trip to see her grandparents. I told him all about your good wishes. Hopefully he will have a chance to read them soon, as he is planning to get a wi-fi laptop and get 'netted up'. He was once more thrilled with his portrait Soren had done, so this is him with it.
Excellent pic of your pa Paul. He looks in good health too. Yeah tell him to get 'netted up' so we can all have a chat. Glad he likes the pic. Well done Soren.
Had a nice day with him and my mum today. My daughter always likes a trip to see her grandparents. I told him all about your good wishes. Hopefully he will have a chance to read them soon, as he is planning to get a wi-fi laptop and get 'netted up'. He was once more thrilled with his portrait Soren had done, so this is him with it. What a fantastic photo. Great job too, Soren.
Why are you guys all so surprised at Paul's Father looking so good - we had very good training in the 8th Army all about survival -Salerno - Ortona - Cassino - Anzio - Gothic - then the real tough one in Austria - were all training exercises in the art of staying with it and determined to just fade away when the time comes - hopefully when the Government has given us all our money back...that will take a while ! Cheers
Tom - my dad appreciated all the comments from his fellow vets here. He particularly smiled when I told him about the 'delay' in coming up the Liri Valley which you and Niccar mention.
Paul, A wonderful thread to read. Sorry I missed saying happy Birthday to your Dad and so here is a belated Happy Birthday, for him. The photo of your father holding the portrait looks wonderful and I am very sure he just loves it. Regards Tom
has your dad written about his experiences yet paul click the link in post #2 then click link in first post of that thread, failing that look here... NPC SE Region War Story_02